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NBA G LEAGUE

Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 29, 2020
Legends' Yudai Baba makes solid contributions in victory over Skyforce
Texas Legends bench boss George Galanopoulos, in his first season at the helm, got the type of performance from his team on Friday night that any head coach would be happy with.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 11, 2020
Hustle's Yuta Watanabe named to Midseason All-NBA G League team
Yuta Watanabe was selected to the 2019-20 Midseason All-NBA G League's Western Conference team in recognition of his overall performance in the first half of the season, the league announced on Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 23, 2020
Yuta Watanabe scores career-high 40 points in NBA G League game
Yuta Watanabe scored a career-high 40 points for the NBA G League's Memphis Hustle on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 19, 2019
Texas Legends' Yudai Baba to compete in NBA G League Winter Showcase for first time
Texas Legends swingman Yudai Baba is playing in this week's NBA G League Winter Showcase for the first time.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2019
Alvark's Takeki Shonaka playing key role as a backup
When opportunity knocks, Takeki Shonaka is ready to answer the call.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 19, 2019
Yuta Watanabe helps Memphis Hustle improve to 5-0
The Memphis Hustle have opened their NBA G League season with five straight victories.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 9, 2019
Hustle top Legends as Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba make NBA G League season debuts
Second-year pro Yuta Watanabe delivered an energizing performance on Friday to help the Memphis Hustle open their NBA G League season with a 105-95 victory over the visiting Texas Legends.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 12, 2019
Yudai Baba to play for Mavericks' NBA G League affiliate this season, GM Donnie Nelson says
Shooting guard Yudai Baba, who signed an "Exhibit 10" contract with the Dallas Mavericks last month, will play this season for the Mavericks' NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends, general manager Donnie Nelson revealed Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 16, 2019
Former Gonzaga staffer Riccardo Fois believes Rui Hachimura will be a great pro
Riccardo Fois, a player development coach for the Phoenix Suns, believes Rui Hachimura, who spent the last three seasons with him while he was on the Gonzaga University coaching staff, will be a great pro — not just a good one — in the NBA.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 13, 2019
Summer League players help boost NBA abroad
After an NBA Board of Governors meeting earlier this week, commissioner Adam Silver addressed the media, and that gathering in New York included an assessment of the rise in Japanese players during the ongoing NBA Summer League.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 11, 2019
Antonio Lang enjoying Summer League coaching challenge, seeing growth of Japanese basketball
One familiar face for Japanese basketball fans is currently serving as a head coach during the ongoing NBA Summer League.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 9, 2019
Rui Hachimura scores team-high 19 as Wizards fall to Nets
Rui Hachimura, the Washington Wizards' top pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, led his team in scoring on Monday in his second Summer League appearance.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 7, 2019
Rui Hachimura makes debut for Wizards in NBA Summer League
Washington Wizards first-round draft pick Rui Hachimura competed in his first NBA Summer League game on Saturday, contributing to the team’s 84-79 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Thomas and Mack Center.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 6, 2019
Rui Hachimura gets set for Wizards debut
Rui Hachimura was raring to hit the court Friday on the eve of his debut with the Washington Wizards at NBA Summer League.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 1, 2019
Alvark's Yudai Baba joins Mavericks squad for NBA Summer League
B. League Final MVP Yudai Baba is returning to the United States just a few weeks after attending a Dallas Mavericks minicamp.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 18, 2019
Yuta Watanabe makes positive impact as a rookie
Yuta Watanabe's blue-collar work ethic and perpetual desire to improve were defining characteristics of his rookie season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 29, 2019
Memphis Hustle rookie Yuta Watanabe shines as fill-in point guard
Yuta Watanabe's rookie season provided another memorable chapter on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 31, 2019
Rookie Yuta Watanabe displays potential while playing major minutes in NBA G League
Rookie Yuta Watanabe has exhibited veteran poise throughout his first season as a pro basketball player.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 21, 2018
Hustle's Yuta Watanabe contributes 22 points, seven boards in NBA G League Winter Showcase victory
Yuta Watanabe scored in double digits for the second straight day to help the Memphis Hustle sweep their games at the NBA G League Winter Showcase with a 124-113 win over the Wisconsin Herd on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 20, 2018
Yuta Watanabe shines in NBA G League Winter Showcase opener
Rookie forward Yuta Watanabe returned from a concussion to start and score 20 points on Wednesday in the Memphis Hustle's 135-123 win over the Raptors 905 in the first game of the NBA G League Winter Showcase.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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